Verified specRacingOpen World

Forza Horizon 5 — System Requirements & Estimated PC Performance

Open-world racer known for excellent scalability and broad upscaling support across vendors.

Game info

DeveloperPlayground Games

PublisherXbox Game Studios

EngineForzaTech

Release date2021-11-09

GenreRacing, Open World

Minimum CPUIntel Core i5-4460 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Minimum GPUNVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD RX 470

Minimum RAM8 GB

Recommended CPUIntel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Recommended GPUNVIDIA GTX 1070 / AMD RX 590

Recommended RAM16 GB

Storage110 GB

Estimated average FPS at High settings, ray tracing off, no upscaling. See how it works.

Tier / Build	1080p	1440p	4K
Budget Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 7600	76 FPS	50 FPS	29 FPS
Mid-range Ryzen 7 5700X + RX 9060 XT 16GB	100 FPS	66 FPS	38 FPS
High-end Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5070	131 FPS	87 FPS	50 FPS
Enthusiast Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5090	172 FPS	114 FPS	66 FPS

Ray tracing support: No · Upscaling support: DLSS, FSR, XESS

This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.

Can my PC run Forza Horizon 5?+

It depends on your exact CPU and GPU. Use the FPS calculator pre-filled for Forza Horizon 5 to get an estimate for your own hardware.

Does Forza Horizon 5 support ray tracing?+

No, Forza Horizon 5 does not include a ray tracing mode in our catalog.

What upscaling does Forza Horizon 5 support?+

Forza Horizon 5 supports DLSS, FSR, XESS. Enabling upscaling can meaningfully raise frame rate, especially at 1440p and 4K.

How demanding is Forza Horizon 5?+

This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.